Senior Data Scientist

April 5

Oportun

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Oportun is an A.I.-powered digital banking platform that seeks to make financial health effortless for anyone.

Financial Services • Responsible Lending • Pre-Paid Debit Cards • Serving the Underbanked • Data Analytics

1001 - 5000

Description

• Be part of the team responsible for developing and enhancing Oportun’s core intellectual property • Utilize machine learning and statistical modeling to build scores and strategies • Drive growth and optimize marketing spend across channels • Develop data products and machine learning models used in Risk, Fraud, Collections, and portfolio management • Lead initiatives to drive business value from start to finish • Lead discussions with Compliance, Bank Partners, and Model Risk Management teams • Build model deployment platform and end-to-end reusable pipelines

Requirements

• Master’s degree or PhD in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering or Economics • 3+ years of hands-on experience with data extraction, cleaning, analysis, and building reusable data pipelines • Proficient in SQL, Spark SQL, and/or Hive • 3+ years of experience in leveraging modern machine learning toolset and programming languages such as Python • Excellent written and oral communication skills • Strong stakeholder management and project management skills • Experience working with AWS EMR, Sage-maker, or other cloud-based platforms is a plus • Experience with HDFS, Hive, Shell script, and other big data tools is a plus

Benefits

• Working in an inclusive culture focused on financial inclusion • Opportunity to work with diverse data sources and cutting-edge technologies • Impacting the financial future of underbanked consumers • Competitive salary and benefits package • Career growth and development opportunities • Celebrate and nurture inclusive culture through employee resource groups